# Accident 20041023034879A: Cessna 152, Mesa, AZ, October 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2004, 13:48 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856ER-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041023034879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING DURING TOUCH AND GO'S, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO USED THE BRAKES TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS IT EXITED THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA013), Oct 23, 2004: Cessna 152 (N856ER), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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